[Onegai]

Originally Posted by Tboz

I just finish the whole 13 episodes in one seating.

To describe my experience, I was knocked totally speechless and exhausted after watching the characters thrash out their problems in the grim apocalyptical settings and I'm very sympathatic toward their feeling of pessimism and helplessness.

A truely depressing series we are looking at here.

Some parts that I don't understand...

Spoiler:

In the second last episode, why is Chise repeating the words that she first said to Shuji when she confessed her feelings? Shuji was so agitated and kept shouting that Chise is alive.

1) Is the consciousness of the original Chise locked somewhere inside the programed mind of the weapon? Then who is in control during the times when they lived together? Chise's real mind or the weapon's program?

In the last episode, before Shuji and Chise had their last makeout, Chise was like totally clueless about herself and her relationship with Shuji. She even refer to herself as Chise, as though she is a third person.

2) I am guessing that that is the programed mind of the weapon, is that right? What happen to the original Chise that is supposed to be alive in my first question?

I can't find any useful Saikano articles on the net.

Can someone fill me in?

Thanks...

Spoiler:

I believe that she "evolved" into soemthing that was too large (remember all those spike-like things coming from the skies) I believe that the body of Chise was made by her real conscious, so essentially its still her, though a small part, which had all her memories. But she also surpressed human emotions from herself so she wouldn't feel pain anymore, but listening to Shuji brought out her subconscious emotions, but consciously, she didn't know why she was feeling that way. Basically, she forced herself to forget, but Shuji made it all slowly come back. I believe she refered to herself in the third person because thats what an automation would do, since it wouldn't consider itself as a person or entity.